CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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From Tuéjar it runs 210 km to Tuéjar; allow about 4 h 40 of riding. The stops in between: Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I, Balma de la fabriqueta and back through Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 950 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
This part of the ride is 54 km of El Corral de Silla- Abric l → Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I.
The Valencia hinterland hides one of Europe's oldest art galleries in the cracks of its limestone. Corral de Silla is one of the rock shelters of the Mediterranean Basin rock art, a group of sites in eastern Spain that UNESCO listed in 1998. The paintings are in the Levantine style, small, lively figures of archers, deer and wild goats in red or black pigment, and are thought to be thousands of years old, with the exact dates still debated by specialists. Access to such shelters is often controlled, and many are reached only on foot, so it is worth checking before arriving.
Read the complete El Corral de Silla- Abric l write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
El Corral de Silla- Abric l is where the day begins. Next is Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I.
West of Valencia, the river Turia leaves the mountains through a series of deep gorges, and around the villages of Gestalgar, Sot de Chera and Chulilla, the landscape turns dramatic: limestone cliffs, pine-covered slopes and the river winding green below. In a side ravine near Gestalgar, the Barranco de las Colochas shelters a handful of painted panels that UNESCO counts among the Mediterranean rock art of Iberia. The figures are faint, but the setting is worth the effort on its own.
Read the complete Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I comes up about 54 km into the recorded legs. Next is Balma de la fabriqueta.
The Serra Calderona is the green ridge that rises north-west of Valencia, separating the city's plain from the valleys of the interior. It is a natural park of pine forest, cork oak and rocky hills, close enough to the city for weekend walkers and riders, yet surprisingly wild once you get into it. The rock shelter of Balma de la Fabriqueta lies near the village of Olocau on its southern side, one of the painted shelters that make up the Levantine rock art inscribed by UNESCO. Access to many of these sites is restricted or guided, so check with the local tourist office before trying to visit.
Read the complete Balma de la fabriqueta write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
about 104 km into the recorded legs you reach Balma de la fabriqueta. Next is back through Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I, late in the day. Next is El Corral de Silla- Abric l.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete El Corral de Silla- Abric l write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at El Corral de Silla- Abric l. That is the ride.
El Corral de Silla- Abric l → Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I is 54 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I → Balma de la fabriqueta is 50 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Balma de la fabriqueta → back through Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I is 49 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Barranco de las Colochas- Abrigo I → El Corral de Silla- Abric l is 57 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.